Let's Brno!

This weekend the WTC Championship visits Brno in Czech Republic. A classic circuit with 5,402 m of lap distance.

Today at the qualifying, Alessandro Zanardi of BMW Team Italy-Spain scored his first pole position in WTCC (Time: 2:08.913). Alain Menu (Chevrolet) was qualified second (Time: 2:09.039) and Felix Porteiro (BMW) was qualified third (Time: 2:09.100).

The two Lada 110 2.0 race as transparent cars again. Jaap van Lagen and Victor Shapovalov were qualified 23rd (8th indepedent) and 25th (10th indepedent) respectively with times 2:12.144 for Lagen and 2:13.754 for Shapovalov.

WTCC Rounds 7&8 – Pau, France – 31 May-1 June 2008

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The two Lada 110 2.0 WTCC were present at the WTCC event at Pau, France last weekend. However the russian cars failed again to pass the scrutineering because the intake and outlet ports of the cylinder head did not conform to the homologation form. With the agreement of all the other competitors, the Stewards decided to let them race as transparent cars in Pau and in the next meeting at Brno (14-15 June). The team has to introduce the needed changes so that their cars comply before Estoril (11-13 July) as no further derogations will be conceded.

(The Opel C2OXE motors of the Lada 110), which were prepared by English company Swindon (Racing Engines) for our cars according to neat samples and similitude of Chevrolet's mill team engines, were not correspond able to homologation map on one of the parameters. The point is Chevrolet uses slightly different variation of a power plant from that was installed on assembly line on Lada 1106. At "our" engine canals in cylinder head have slightly smaller cuts, Victor Shapovalov, the “Russian Bears” team owner, said after the Valencia event.

So, like in Valencia two weeks ago, the two Lada 110 cars of Victor Shapovalov and Jaap van Lagen were not eligible to score championship points in Pau.

31/05 Free Practice 1 Results:

1) 10 Rickard RYDELL - SEAT Leon TDI - 1:36.923
2) 3 Augusto FARFUS - BMW 320si - 1:36.929
3) 11 Gabriele TARQUINI - SEAT Leon TDI - 1:37.157
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13) 26 Stefano D'ASTE - BMW 320si - 1:38.869 (1^st independent)
The two Russian Bears Motorsport Lada 110 cars did not take part in the session

31/05 Free Practice 2 Results:

1) 2 Jorg MULLER - BMW 320si - 1:35.426
2) 3 Augusto FARFUS - BMW 320si - 1:35.651
3 20 Tom CORONEL - SEAT Leon - 1:35.937
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7) 32 I Oscar NOGUES - SEAT Leon - 1:36.307 (1^st independent)
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22) 29 T Jaap van LAGEN - Lada 110 - 1:42.045
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25) 28 T Victor SHAPOVALOV - Lada 110 - 1:50.053

31/05 Qualifying Results:

1) 3 Augusto FARFUS - BMW 320si - 1:21.960
2) 12 Yvan MULLER - SEAT Leon TDI - 1:21.980
3) 9 Jordi GENE - SEAT Leon TDI - 1:22.276
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16) 32 Oscar NOGUES - SEAT Leon - 1:23.652 (1^st independent)
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23) 29 Jaap van LAGEN - Lada 110 - 1:26.685
----------QUALIFICATION MAXIMA 1:27.697-------------
28 Victor SHAPOVALOV - Lada 110 - 1:28.812

1/06 Warm Up Results:

1) 3 Augusto FARFUS - BMW 320si - 1:23.951
2) 15 James THOMPSON - Honda Accord Euro R - 1:24.205
3) 2 Jorg MULLER - BMW 320si - 1:24.453
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6) 32 Oscar NOGUES - SEAT Leon - 1:24.793 (1^st independent)
Jaap van Lagen did not participate

1/06 Race 1 Results:

1) 3 Augusto FARFUS - BMW 320si - 52:20.842
2) 12 Yvan MULLER - SEAT Leon TDI - 52:38.693
3) 9 Jordi GENE - SEAT Leon TDI - 52:38.953
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16) 33 Laurent CAZENAVE - BMW 320si - 52:58.254 (1^st independent)
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21) 29 Jaap van LAGEN - Lada 110 - 53:24.689

1/06 Race 2 Results:

1) 1 Andy PRIAULX - BMW 320si - 36:01.406
2) 6 Nicola LARINI - Chevrolet Lacetti - 36:05.934
3) 10 Rickard RYDELL - SEAT Leon TDI - 36:06.406
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14) 26 Stefano D'ASTE - BMW 320si - 37:08.730 (1^st independent)
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18) 29 Jaap van LAGEN - Lada 110 - 37:31.709

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